The Red Violin

Plot

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in... read more

  • François Girard

    Director

  • Don McKellar

    Writer

  • François Girard

    Writer

  • Alain Dostie

    Director of Photography

  • Gaétan Huot

    Editor

  • Carlo Cecchi

    Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

  • Irene Grazioli

    Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

  • Anita Laurenzi

    Cesca (Cremona)

  • Tommaso Puntelli

    Apprentice (Cremona)

  • Samuele Amighetti

    Boy (Cremona)

  • Jean-Luc Bideau

    Georges Poussin (Vienna)

  • Aldo Brugnini

    Assistant (Cremona)

  • Christoph Koncz

    Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

  • Clotilde Mollet

    Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

  • Florentín Groll

    Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)

  • Johannes Silberschneider

    Father Richter (Vienna)

  • Rainer Egger

    Brother Christophe (Vienna)

  • Paul Koeker

    Brother Gustav (Vienna)

  • Wolfgang Böck

    Brother Michael (Vienna)

  • Josef Mairginter

    Brother Franz (Vienna)

  • Johan Gotsch

    Funeral Monk (Vienna)

  • Geza Hosszu-Legocky

    Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

  • David Alberman

    Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

  • Arthur Denberg

    Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)

  • Andrzej Matuszewiski

    Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

  • Jason Flemyng

    Frederick Pope (Oxford)

  • Greta Scacchi

    Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

  • Eva Marie Bryer

    Sara (Oxford)

  • Dimitri Andreas

    Gypsy Father (Oxford)

  • David Gant

    Conductor (Oxford)

  • Sai-Kit Yung

    Manservant (Oxford) (as Stuart Ong)

  • Sylvia Chang

    Xiang Pei (Shanghai)

  • Zifeng Liu

    Chou Yuan (Shanghai) (as Zi Feng Liu)

  • Hong Tao

    Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)

  • Xio Fei Han

    Young Ming (Shanghai)

  • Tan Zeng-Wei

    Guard (Shanghai) (as Zeng Wei Tan)

  • Zhi Qing Zhou

    Senior Policeman (Shanghai)

  • Zhi Qiao

    Elderly Woman (Shanghai)

  • Kun Qi Cao

    Deputy (Shanghai)

  • Rei Yang

    Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)

  • Lidou

    Pawnbroker (Shanghai)

  • Samuel L. Jackson

    Charles Morritz (Montréal)

  • Colm Feore

    Auctioneer (Montréal)

  • Monique Mercure

    Mme. Leroux (Montréal)

  • Don McKellar

    Evan Williams (Montréal)

  • Runtime

    131 minutes

    Released

    1998-09-10

    Languages

    普通话

    English

    Français

    Deutsch

    Italiano

    Español

    Countries

    Canada

    Italy

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    New Line Cinema

    Rhombus Media

    Channel Four Films

    Téléfilm Canada

    CITY-TV

    Mikado Film

    Sidecar Films & TV

    Sound

  • John Corigliano

    Music

  • Updated

    650 days ago

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